Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-03
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The House was c-,lc to order at 1O:3o by Speaker Hoyt; prayer by Chaplain Smith. act in relation to joint stock OF ratens; reject ed. Favorable on resolution incorporating the church of Menroe; calendar. Incorporating the Windsor Locks Steel company; calendar
 Labor-Favorable substitute bill providing for the appointment by the Governor of suitable n spectors to superint ,nd the construction of. build ings erected by the State; caends".
 Temperance-Adverse on bill prohibiting county sb from P issuing license for period
 Fisheres-Unfavorable on etition of Amos G. Hovey for repeal of act prohibiting fishing in Ty-
 rporatlons-Unfavorable on resolution in- cooperating the Mother Hawkins Co operative Medicine company; rejected.
 Cities and boroughs-Favorable on resolution of the town of Southngton to Durcha@e the capital stock and works of the Sout- -ngton Water com pany; calendar.
 Finance-Recommending that bill to reimburse the State for it's expenses account of the int rerate use of liquor be referred to committee on temperance; so ordered. Adverse on bill concern ing the collection of t@.2eS Reject 1d.
 Railroads rabe on substitute bill providing tbat when railroad co nmissioners order the erec- land needed in making such change.
 Cities and borougEs-Favorable on retition for a dar
 Representatives. on bill prohibiting county commissioners from issuing licenses to con victed of violating the license law. ReJect 3d.
 Humane insttutions-Fav on accepting annual report of the State board of charities ana ordering it on file in the office of the Secretary of State; so ordered.
 
 action Of the town Of Manchester exempting Math- CT Electric company from taxation; calendar. Au- calendar.
 Labor-Adverse on bill exempting the wages of women and children from the factorizng process: rejected.
 Eleven o'clock called for the order of the day. which was the consideration of the terms of the various county commissioners The bill introduced by Mir. Thompson, of East Haven, and faYorably ported by a majority of the judiciary committee, provides for the appointment of thres county com missioners by the Gen ral Assembly, two of which gin July 1, 1887, and the term of the other July 1888, both terms to expire July 1891 During the be appointed in each county for torm of four years County commissioners shall be appoint biennially thereafter to hold office four years Those who spoke in opposition were Repre- sentatives Gum. Davis and Kehoe, of Hyde Mr. Hyde presented an amendment which re Id The term oT office of all county commissioners az pointed at the present session Of the Genere' ts sembly shall expire the first day of July, 1889 ennay thereaft 1T, there shall be appoint sd th-c county commissioners for each county, F hold of flee for two years from the first day of Jr'y suc- Representatives Davis end Andrews favored the amendment. MT. Shumway oppose it. Mir. Por' ter of Hebron, the on'y Republicel who vol od for it.
 ton of MT. Davis of Hadde:n, rising vote on the was ordered MT. PoI or of Hebron, we3 the on'y Republican voting against the bill,, end it was o6 and 67 and House bill relating to the teirs of county commissioners were then reje 3tcd. The calendar was then taken up. Washington to issue bonds; incorporating the Wap ping society of South Windsor; providing that l judges Of Courts of Common Pleas may employ stenographers at their discretion during jury tri als; an act concerning loorations; amending an act concerning costs in criminal cases; amending The House at 1855 adjourned to Thursday at 10:30 a. m.